Kia Spectra Complaints

906 consumer complaints on file.

#10001079December 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY HIT A CURB. AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND THEN HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. TS....*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#770723December 11, 2002
AIR BAGS
HIT GUARD RAIL HEAD ON AT 50 MPH AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8024039December 9, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT 17MPH. UPON IMPACT AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8023074November 20, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING VEHCILE WAS IN HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND WENT INTO A DITCH. THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTED UPON IMPACT CAUSING INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8023075November 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND GO INTO A DITCH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON VEHICLE IMPACT WHICH RESULTED IN INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023076November 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND THE FRONT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THIS RESULTED IN DRIVER BEING INJURIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022840November 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769081October 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAD THE CAR ONLY 7 WEEKS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DIED. IT HAPPENED VERY SUDDENLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN ABOUT 30 MILES LATER IT WOULD BARELY DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768750October 23, 2002
AIR BAGS
I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I WAS INJURED AND WILL HAVE EFFECTS OF THIS FOR LIFE. KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS WERE CONTACTED AND RESPONDED TO THE COMPLAINT. THEY DID A INVESTIGATION ON WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY NOW THEY WILL NOT RETURN CALLS OR GIVE ANY INFORMATION ON FINDINGS. I'M A 23YR. OLD SINGLE MOTHER WHO IS DISABLED WITH KNEE AND BACK INJURIES. PLEASE CONTACT ME. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8021255October 21, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER WINDOWS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768155October 6, 2002
TIRES
I RENTED A 2002 KIA SPECTRA IN COLORADO AND EXPERIENCED 3 "SKIDS" WHEN IT WAS RAINING, EVEN THOUGH I WAS GOING ONLY 30-50 MPH. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8020050October 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES. BUT NOTHING HAS WORKED. NLM *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020051October 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WILL JUST STAY IN PLACE AND NOT MOVE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020053October 2, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HATCH BACK DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN, NOW THE HATCH DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THER IS A RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACT DEALER. NLMCONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAL WAS NOT SEALED TIGHTLY FROM THE FACTORY. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018360September 10, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING IN THE SUN WINDSHIELD HAS LITTLE SPECS THAT CAUSE SLIGHT VISIBLITY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766600September 2, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG MALFUNCTION RESULTED IN SEVERE NECK & BACK DAMAGE CAUSING IMMEDIATE CHIROPRACTIC CARE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8017431August 28, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 35-40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION HITTING A TREE IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016995August 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SEATS
WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE CONSUMER WAS HIT ON FRONT LEFT DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES DURING THE ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE BACK SEAT UNLOCKED AND CAME DOWN. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765960August 20, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FAILURE TO START ON INITIAL STARTUP OF THE DAY, ENGINE STALLS AND GOES DEAD. THIS IS EVERYDAY, KIA DOESN'T KNOW WHAT PROBLEM IS AND HAS NOT CONTACTED ME TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE AND HAS GRADUALLY WORSENED, KIA HAD IN SHOP OVER APPROX 1 MONTH TO FIX PROBLEM AND COULD NOT. WE DO NOT KNOW IF THIS COULD CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS IN A RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC SITUATION. THIS WAS NOT A PREVIOUSLY OWNED CAR AND KIA CAN NOT OR WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015954August 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
POWER IS DOWN IF RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY RESTART IF STALLED. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT DEALERSHIP STATED THAT ENGINE MAY POSSIBLY NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR VEHICLE. *AKWHEN ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE CLUTCH AND THE GAS HAD BEEN ENGAGED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE TO GIVE WARNING OF A FAILURE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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